By:  Hamric (Senate Sponsor - Whitmire)                           H.B. No. 2574
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 2, 2005; 
May 3, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal 
Justice; May 20, 2005, reported favorably by the following vote:  
Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 20, 2005, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the waiver of civil process continuing education 
requirements for constables and deputy constables by the Commission 
on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 1701.354(d), Occupations Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(d)  The commission may waive the [requirement that a 
constable or deputy constable complete the] instruction 
requirements under [required by] this section [if]:
		(1)  for a deputy constable, if a constable requests a 
waiver for the deputy constable based on a representation that the 
deputy constable's duty assignment does not involve civil process 
responsibilities; or
		(2)  for a constable or deputy constable, if the 
constable or deputy constable requests a waiver because of 
hardship[;] and
		[(2)]  the commission determines that a hardship 
exists.   
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.



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